The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-22

From Tuesday ) DAILY FREE fREss.J
Five tramps were brought before
his Honor this morning and given the
usual time to make themselves scarce.
They were the first tramps arrested for
a number o! days.
Since yesterday noon, marriage Ii
censes have been issued to Leroy Car
penter and Mrs. Rosanna p. Lindsay;
Ernest Crosby and Sarah A. Culp; John
Oftedahl and Tobena Peterson.
No time table has yet been made
out for the street railway extension as
the cars have not commenced to run
farther than Bradley street. The city
has not yet completed grading that
street.
In our paragraph Yesterday refer
ing to the labors of the encampment
committee the name of Long" was in
advertently substituted for Hall. Mr..
John n Hall is the gentleman to whom
reference was made.
Jensen & FIrestone report that they
expect their sales of harvesters and bind
ers this year to exceed those of last year,
when they sold over 300 machines. The
firm credits much Of its success to the re-
suits of advertising in live newspapers.
Mr.. Thomas o. Jones, will in few
days commence the erection of a s., 800
house on the lot on Second street north
of DIR. Frisbie's. 1t will be brick We
neered, and will be a handsome resi-
dence. ii. c. Gerlach has drawn the
plans.
The city commissioners on the Brad
ley street improvement have decided
that the costs of the improvement ex-
ceeds the amount of benefits $1,000,
which amount will be assessed upon the
city at large. About 1867 is assessed
against adjacent property owners.
Among the good officers on our po-
lice force is c fficer Bart Martin. He has
one of the quietest beats in the city, there
having been no disturbance there since
he has been a member of the force. He
is always at hand and always accommo-
dating. Bart makes model policeman.
Mr.. Charles DeGraf, the we'll known
stock breeder of Lake Elysian farm, has
been i'll at the Merchants Hotel, st. Paul,
for some two months. For the past few
DAYS he has been sinking rapidly, and
the latest information regarding his con,
dItion is that he cannot live more than
few days longer, if indeed he should
survive the next twenty-four hours
He has had several hemmorhages re-
Gently, and the attending physicians say
he cannot live through another attack.
Mr.. Washburn's family will TAKE
possession of their Madison Lake cottag'
tomorrow, where they will remain dur
ing the heated term.
The case of Ann Parry VS.. David ID
Owen, action in ejectment, is befor'
Judge Severance to-day. Hughes ant
Washburn appear for the plaintiff ant
Freeman and Pau for defendant.
8 Ex-senator Geo. E. Case, of i
Sueur county, sailed from Hayfe on tn
E 18th inst, on the steamer Tower Hill
, and will soon reach Minneapolis wit
forty horses purchased in France.
Upon application on behalf of tn
2 creditors, made by Attorney Washburl
: and Hughes, an order has been made b.
# the Judge, directing the assignees @
Kaufman & Perlman, pawn brokers, in
e solvents, to pay over to the creditors tn
: proceeds of said estate without releases
i in compliance with the reques
S made by the executive committee {
II Business Mems Association, the Oman
d company has ordered tariff sheets {
!. rates between st. Paul and Duluth to b
9 posted in every depot on the wester
division of its line.